Charlotte Appleyard is at an exciting point in her entrepreneurial journey.
RENDAH FILMS: TAKING THE RIGHT SHOT
A number of businesses within the creative space have turned to The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity for financial support when planning their next steps for growth, and Leicester-based Rendah Films is another of those fantastic success stories.
STEFF LEE: FROM BORROWER TO AMBASSADOR
You may have heard the expression that “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Well, in the world of business, that’s often the case. It’s also relatable to Steff Lee: a graduate of graphic design and animation at Norwich Art School, who always knew that she wanted to work in animation. After a year of freelancing, Steff would get her first full-time job in animation, but her vision for the future only grew.
FAST PROGRESS AT PR START-UP 1284
When George Oliver left journalism in July 2020, his plan was for a corporate communications start-up specialising in East Midlands innovation.
The result was 1284 – based at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park and founded to respond to the Government’s Levelling Up agenda and push towards increasing UK productivity.
LOCAL AWARD FOR BLACK DRAGON GAMES
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity would like to congratulate Melton-based games shop and STWLC business loan borrower Black Dragon Games on being named winner of the Craft and Hobby category in MP Alicia Kearns’s Favourite Independent Shop 2022 competition.
ON THE WRIGHT TRACK AT WRIGHT STUDIOS
How do you know if you’re making the right decision when starting a business, or in this case, the Wright decision?
VEGAN DELIGHTS WITH DHIL’S EATS
From a very early age, cooking was always a passion for Dhilon Devji.
Dhilon grew up in Syston in a shop environment but didn’t immediately enter a career in food; instead taking a Physics degree at the University of Nottingham.
“I loved cooking when I was young, but I didn’t see a future with it from the start because I gave up meat, and vegetarianism and veganism wasn’t that big back then,” Dhilon explained.
SquaD Set To Revolutionise Organised Team Participation
In 2020, Matt Baird made the decision to leave his job as a financial advisor to travel the world; an opportunity that felt a matter of now or never.
Top of the Table at Black Dragon Games
Almost every career is full of twists and turns, rarely following a linear path from start to finish.
That certainly proved the case for Richard Foulston, who having studied Chemistry with Molecular Physics at university and then a PhD in Nanoscience, decided to follow a passion by opening his own game shop in November 2021.
From here, Black Dragon Games in Melton Mowbray was born, and The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity is delighted to have played a part along the way.
Esme’s Dog Grooming Business Blooming
When it comes to business, sometimes the timing is just right – even in the most unusual of circumstances.
That certainly proved to be the case of Esme Nicholson, who in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic utilised the time available as a result of lockdowns and restrictions to focus on becoming her own boss.
The 24-year-old, born and bred in Leicester, runs Lulu Dog Services, a dog grooming studio based in Clarendon Park. Whilst many of Esme’s friends opted for university, she decided to revisit Brooksby Melton College to study dog grooming. After completing her course with distinction, Esme found employment and, in late 2019, was met with the realisation that she had the ability to start her own business.